Lummi birds‏ Clark Blake 8/2/13

Drove over to Lummi at 9 and Victor and I birded the N1/2 of island until noon. Because of wind and rain, we didn't see or hear much. All three boxes at Sunrise Cove are occupied by Purple Martins. Parents still feeding young inside but can't be long before they will fledge. Also saw 2 Eur. Coll. Doves and some Heermann's Gulls at Village Point. Also talked to Buffy Lapof. Yesterday, she saw 12 Trumpeter Swans flying low over the P.O. area and then heading west toward the res. I have never heard of them arriving this early before. Clark